IOWA CITY, Iowa — College of Iowa college students are turning on a regular basis supplies into excessive trend for a one-of-a-kind runway occasion later this month.
A Sustainable Occasions class will host its fourth annual Recycled Runway on Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. contained in the historic Previous Capitol Museum.
This yr’s theme—“Tea Social gathering”—attracts inspiration from Nineteenth-century trend, mixing classic model with trendy sustainability.
The scholar-led trend present will function designs comprised of repurposed supplies like newspapers, thrifted materials, and reusable textiles. Designers and fashions from each the college and the encompassing neighborhood will showcase authentic appears whereas highlighting the impression of sustainable trend.
The occasion additionally ties into the museum’s momentary exhibition, Thrift Fashion, which explores how folks all through historical past have reused supplies to create clothes. Organizers say that connection displays a protracted custom—from households repurposing feed sacks through the Nice Despair to as we speak’s designers remodeling discarded objects into wearable artwork.
College students concerned within the occasion say the present is about greater than trend—it’s additionally about elevating consciousness of the environmental footprint of the clothes trade and inspiring extra accountable selections.
The Recycled Runway is free and open to the general public.
